ELROY2K'S MOCK DRAFT
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ELROY2K'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

ARZ/CHI/NYJ/TB 7RDS

  • ELROY2K DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (TB)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (TB)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (BUF)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 126 lands the Buccaneers a B-, Lane and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ja'Kobi Lane at the 126th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

With cornerback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 15th pick they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
A straight-up fair deal on Eli Stowers at pick No. 46, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 77 on Jacob Rodriguez with cornerback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
They will replay Ja'Kobi Lane at pick 126 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kage Casey
By-the-book stuff, Kage Casey at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They paid a round early for Zane Durant in the 168th overall pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick195 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
They took Pat Coogan at par in Round 6, Pick 14, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Luke Altmyer
A reach on Luke Altmyer in slot 229; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.